Giuseppe Longhi

Bust of Giuseppe Longhi, on the loggia at the first floor of the Palace of Brera at Milan

Engraving of Bonaparte at the Arcole Bridge on 17 November 1796 based on the painting by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1801

Giuseppe Longhi (13 October 1766 – 12 January 1831) was an Italian printmaker and writer.

Biography

Longhi was born in Monza, and initially trained at the Ambrosian Seminary, studying philosophy and letters. By the age of 20, he decided to become an artist, and trained with the engraver Vincenzio Vangelisti.^[1] He also trained with Aspari, Traballesi, and Franchi. He moved to Rome. He returned to Milan to teach engraving at the Brera Academy. Longhi produced a notable engraving of Napoleon in 1797. The following year he became a professor of engraving at the Brera Academy. In 1801 Longhi visited Paris, where he met many artists, including Jacques-Louis David and Nicolas-Henri Tardieu.^[1] Among Longhi's works are engravings of the Marriage of the Virgin (original by Raphael) and a Mary Magdalene by Correggio. He is said to have died from a stroke while engraving the Last Judgement by Michelangelo.

Among his pupils were Beretta, Cozzi, Paolo Caronni, Ghiberti, Samuel Jesi, Caporali, Giuseppe Bisi, Jakob Felsing, Garavaglia, and Pietro Anderloni.^[2] He died in Milan in 1831.

References

1. "Giuseppe Longhi Brief Bio". Retrieved 2013-01-09.
2. La Pittura lombarda nel secolo XIX., Tipografia Capriolo e Massimino, 1900, page 114.